Azure DevSecOps Architect: Secure Cloud Platform Lead

Blue Pearl HQ; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,350,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Pearl HQ seeks a skilled DevSecOps / Azure Architect to design secure cloud-native architectures on Azure. You will drive secure DevOps practices, automation, and API platform modernization including Azure API Management.

The role blends deep Azure expertise with security, ensuring scalable, resilient solutions for enterprise workloads and governance-aligned multi-region deployments.

Qualifications

• Experience designing secure, scalable Azure architectures.
• Proven DevSecOps implementation across CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on with Azure APIM, Entra ID, Key Vault, AKS and related services.

Responsibilities

• Design secure, high-availability Azure architectures with governance.
• Lead cloud migrations and multi-region DR strategies.
• Implement IaC for infrastructure and automate secure Pipelines.
• Embed security controls and perform API security hardening.

Skills

Azure APIM

Azure AD / Entra ID

Azure App Services / Functions

AKS

Azure Key Vault

Azure Networking (VNet, NSG, Private)

DevSecOps

CI/CD security

SAST/DAST tools

Identity & access management

Secure coding practices

API security frameworks

Infrastructure as Code

YAML pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Job description

Blue Pearl HQ seeks a skilled DevSecOps / Azure Architect to design secure cloud-native architectures on Azure. You will drive secure DevOps practices, automation, and API platform modernization including Azure API Management.

The role blends deep Azure expertise with security, ensuring scalable, resilient solutions for enterprise workloads and governance-aligned multi-region deployments.